This
view of Collioure is one Derain made while working together with Matisse
in the summer of 1905. Derain describes the trees and grass with long
strokes of pure colorcompare them
to the strong, twisted lines Van Gogh used for his ancient olive trees.
For both Derain and Matisse, however, color was a less emotional, less
personal imperative than it had been for Van Gogh.